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Menasseh Ben Israel
Manoel Dias Soeiro, better known by his Hebrew name Menasseh ben Israel, also, Menasheh ben Yossef ben Yisrael, also known with the Hebrew acronym, MB"Y, was a Portuguese rabbi, kabbalist, writer, diplomat, printer, publisher, and founder of the first Hebrew printing press in Amsterdam in 1626... Read More
Born | 1604 Madeira Island, Kingdom of Portugal |
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Died | 20 November 1657 (aged 52–53) Middelburg, Dutch Republic |
Occupation | Rabbi |